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  1. KeepItRealRN

    Ten Tips for New Grad Nurses

    KeepItRealRN replied to JayPeacock's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes and all that managerial mumbo jumbo about encouraging employees to think out side of the box is a bunch of BS. When they say they want you to think outside the box, they really don't want you to...
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    Ten Tips for New Grad Nurses

    KeepItRealRN replied to JayPeacock's topic in Nursing Career

    These are some great tips JayPeacock. Volunteering can speak volumes about one's work ethic, but not sure how that would translate to experience though. One could go back and forth about the non...
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    Does your hospital require color coded scrubs?

    KeepItRealRN replied to Loo17's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I meant forcing hundreds of employees to deal with a single vendor "wreaks" of an ethics
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    Does your hospital require color coded scrubs?

    KeepItRealRN replied to Loo17's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    OP is it possible that someone in administration could be getting a kick back from this cozy relationship with the scrub company? Forcing hundreds of employees to deal with a single vendor weeks of an...
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    Question for Career Nurses

    KeepItRealRN replied to theaudra's topic in Nursing Career

    This is true now, but boiler room BSN programs are popping up nation wide like weeds flooding the market with new grad BSN's. This does not affect an ADN with experience. But new grads will experience...
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    NICU New Grad Residency Interview!

    KeepItRealRN replied to itsacalling721's topic in Nursing Career

    Wow!. There probably is some utility in having an independent 3rd party negotiate salary and benefits on one's behalf. But that is only AFTER the job is in the bag. Interviewing for the job and...
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    NICU New Grad Residency Interview!

    KeepItRealRN replied to itsacalling721's topic in Nursing Career

    I know a nurse who works with HR who goes on recruiting trips and when she told me this I thought she was making it up. I Googled it and yes indeed it is true. Hospitals are not as progressive as...
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    NICU New Grad Residency Interview!

    KeepItRealRN replied to itsacalling721's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes AmyRN303 they do. Millennials Now Bringing Their Parents Along On Job
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    NICU New Grad Residency Interview!

    KeepItRealRN replied to itsacalling721's topic in Nursing Career

    First of all dress sharp. Try to look as mainstream as possible. That means cover tats, consider removing piercings that aren't in the ear lobe. Second. Don't and I repeat don't bring your parents to...
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    Nurse residency program cut in pay

    KeepItRealRN replied to Purple Lady's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it is the economy any more. When I'm out and about I see people spending money like drunken sailors. Today's kids are the most spoiled generation so far. The elephant in the room that...
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    Nurse residency program cut in pay

    KeepItRealRN replied to Purple Lady's topic in General Nursing

    This happens because of market conditions and because there are nurses out there that agree to it. If it is a deal breaker, don't work there. Sounds cold, but that is the cruel world we live in. You...
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    12hr days vs 12hr nights in a hospital

    KeepItRealRN replied to litebrightgirl's topic in General Nursing

    There is no difference at
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    2014 Summer UCLA New Grad Interview... HELP!

    KeepItRealRN replied to jennirnbsn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Not a UCLA new grad, but there no matter what the internet says, don't bring you mother or father to your job interview with you. Hospitals aren't that progressive yet. Dress sharp. Remove any out of...
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    Mentioning vacation on interview?

    KeepItRealRN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    BTW, here the clinic is the same employer as the hospital. To work in the clinic you need seniority within the institution. Nobody gets hired into the clinic from the outside. Plus if you take a...
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    Mentioning vacation on interview?

    KeepItRealRN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    So if Labor Day is your first holiday to work then you have July 4th off right? Nobody would trade with you to be off the 4th in exchange for working Labor Day? Hell I'd do that in a New York...
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    Got hired... Now what??? Need helppppp

    KeepItRealRN replied to nurse_w91's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If that is what you were told than that is what you
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    Mentioning vacation on interview?

    KeepItRealRN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Seriously? LD is pretty far down the road. There certainly must be a holiday that you have off that that someone would be willing to trade and work for you on LD. BTW in my neck of the woods clinic...
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    Time Management Tips for New Critical Care Nurses

    KeepItRealRN replied to nursey246's topic in Critical Care

    OK, I'll be the first to comment. Great advice to newbies and old timers alike. I always say pay attention and stay caught up. The last thing you want is to be caught with your pants
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    Mentioning vacation on interview?

    KeepItRealRN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It's worth a try, but if I'd do my homework on it and proceed cautiously, considering the Manager has already put the ixna on it. I don't mean to sound cold, but that is a hard fact of hospital work....
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    Mentioning vacation on interview?

    KeepItRealRN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The Mexican vacation will simply be the first of a few family events you will not be able to attend because of work. Doesn't sound like things would have been different even if you brought it up...
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    Industrial Piercing

    KeepItRealRN replied to jessadarling14's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't want people to look at you or stare at you then don't have a style that is way out of the box known as
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    Industrial Piercing

    KeepItRealRN replied to jessadarling14's topic in General Nursing

    Put it this way if one is already employed has a highly sought after skill set and a folder full of job evals then probably not. However as a nursing student I would highly advise you to take it out...
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    What's considered "Job-Hopping" in nursing?

    KeepItRealRN replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    ^^^^^^^^
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    What's considered "Job-Hopping" in nursing?

    KeepItRealRN replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    True, but when changing jobs q2 years one should not look to the employer if time off is wanted. You can have time off and enjoy life without paid vacation. It is called planning. When you know you...
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    What's considered "Job-Hopping" in nursing?

    KeepItRealRN replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I would say it is perfectly acceptable to change jobs every couple of years. In this job market I certainly wouldn't quit a job until I had the next on in the bag though. For the first 10 years of my...